WASHINGTON — Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia actively sought media interviews, including with Fox News’s Sean Hannity, in the lead-up to her interview Thursday on Hannity, according to text messages reviewed by Breitbart News.
\n\nThe texts debunk the Politico narrative that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles “set up” and orchestrated the interview Thursday, on the eve of President Donald Trump offering Zacharia an off-ramp from her five-day tenure as press secretary.
\n\nA White House official told Breitbart News that before running its story titled “Susie Wiles helped set up Fox interview ahead of press secretary’s exit,” Politico had text messages from the White House indicating Zacharia had initiated the booking.
\n\nOne text exchange Tuesday afternoon, hours after Zacharia’s press briefing, shows a Fox News producer saying that Zacharia had offered to do an interview on Hannity that night. However, President Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in Alaska that evening, and the interview did not materialize.
\n\nChief of Staff Susie Wiles looks on as President Donald Trump speaks to the press during a bilateral dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, July 7, 2025, in the Blue Room. (Official White House Photo by Daniel…
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